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Schizophrenia - ANSWER The person cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - ANSWER They may exhibit major depression or bipolar disorder and may be treated with anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medication.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - ANSWER A disorder in which an individual experience a traumatic event outside the range of normal trauma.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) - ANSWER Formerly known as Multiple Personality disorder where an individual has more than one personality that are called an alter as in alter ego.
Antisocial Disorder (sociopath) - ANSWER Someone that has no conscience or remorse for acts that they perform against others.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder - ANSWER They exhibit patterns of ridiculous hyperbole of their life achievements known as grandiose behavior. They solicit compliments even when they do not deserve them
Adjustment Disorder - ANSWER Maladaptive response to an event considered to be within the range of normal almost a mild PTSD.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - ANSWER Recurring obsessions and compulsions sufficiently serious to interfere with their lives.
Eating Disorders - ANSWER Common among young adults under thirty. Common names are anorexia and bulimia
Dyslexia - ANSWER A disorder in which the child has difficulty recognizing words and demonstrates a problem comprehending what he or she read.
Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) - ANSWER 3%-10% of school age children and is more characteristic in males and is often associated with a learning disability.
Conduct Disorders - Childhood onset - ANSWER A child with conduct disorder shows a variety of uncontrolled behavior patterns such as lying, disobedience, vandalism, theft, and truancy.
Adolescent onset - ANSWER the child begins the delinquent acts after the age of ten and tends to be less aggressive.
Anorexia - ANSWER severe loss of appetite
Nervosa - ANSWER indicates this loss is related to emotional reasons.
Bulimia Nervosa - ANSWER a condition in which a person will eat large amounts of food and then induce vomiting
Suicide Awareness (SA) - ANSWER these letters are placed by the patient's name alerting staff member of their intention to hurt themselves
Suicide Observation (SO) - ANSWER must sign contract and be checked on every 15 minutes
Constant Observation - ANSWER (CO) they must always remain within an arm's length of the patient, except for breaks.
SDDm - (Specific developmental disorder) - ANSWER is a disorder in which an
Child & Adolescent Disorders - ANSWER Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autistic Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Encopresis, Enuresis, Limit Setting
Child & Adolescent Disorders - ANSWER Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Pica, Sterotypic Movements,Therapeutic Play, Tic, Time Out, Tourette's Disorder
Gestational Disorders - ANSWER Result from hereditary and environmental influences occurring in utero
Environmental Disorder - ANSWER Resulting from cultural and social conditions before and after birth
Chromosomal Abnormalities - ANSWER Results from genetic makeup. All humans have 46 chromosomes, 23 per parent. Down's Syndrome is a disorder which the 21st chromosome is tripled instead of doubled and the child is born with 47 instead of 46 chromosomes.
Autism - ANSWER A type of emotional disability that interferes with the developmental process. Individuals that suffer from autism withdraw into their own world
Behavior Therapy - ANSWER Teaches the person to guide their actions through communication and they are taught slowly, and each part must be mastered before moving to next task.
Treatment for Self-Injurious Behavior - ANSWER Many resort to head banging, face slapping, biting, pinching, and scratching and giving positive reinforcement and praise when not displaying this behavior is a great idea.
A Mental Health Technician may perform some or all the following - ANSWER Care for mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed people, Hygiene of patients, Patients pulse, temperature and respiration, Issue medications from dispensary and maintain records, Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of therapeutic
procedures, Assist patients with daily living activities, Recognizing the need for continuing education and staying current in healthcare mandates
Dorothea Dix - ANSWER after visiting Tukes's institution in England. She advocated adequate shelter, nutritious food, and warm clothing.
Benjamin Rush - ANSWER took the philosophy of Pinel and Tuke and realized that more progressive treatments were needed.
Eugene Bleuler, Sigmund Freud and Emil Kraepelin - ANSWER with these men the study of psychiatry, the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness started.
Adolf Meyer - ANSWER promoted the establishment of psychiatric research center.
Dependency - ANSWER The reliance on something for well-being, or perceived well being
Alcohol - ANSWER Prolonged use can cause dementia and severe liver damage and can lead to death.
Data - ANSWER information about the patient that you observe and hear.
Action - ANSWER treatment administered to the patient.
Response - ANSWER Patient's response to treatment and the Mental Health Worker's conclusions
Drugs most encountered - ANSWER Amphetamines, Marijuana, Cocaine, Hallucinogens, Opiates, Phencyclidine (PCP), Sedatives, hypnotics, and anxiolytics
Severe - ANSWER Involves feelings of dread and terror
Panic - ANSWER Can involve loss of rational thought, delusions, hallucinations and complete physical immobility and muteness.
Hypochondriasis - ANSWER Individuals who are overwhelmingly preoccupied about their health and will manifest symptoms to appear, making themselves go to see a doctor.
Limited Phobias - ANSWER When panic attacks persist phobias may appear. Any spontaneous situation can initiate a phobia.
Anxiety Treatment- ANSWER Eat right, Get plenty of rest, Exercise regularly-Take walks,Meditate, Use relaxation tech, Cleansing breaths away, Listen to music
Treatment for Anxiety- ANSWER Play, Develop a daily routine,Develop other interests, Seek out friends, Do things for other people. Live in the here and now
Psychosis - ANSWER a condition characterized by the disintegration of the personality and the loss of contact with reality will lead to the feeling of no one can be trusted.
Paranoid - ANSWER Experiencing abnormal or founded fear. The feeling that everyone is out to get them.
Demeanor - ANSWER attitude and behavior.
RACE- FIRE EXTINGUISHER - ANSWER RACE, ALERT, CONTAIN, EVACUATE
General Patient Care - ANSWER Assisting with physical needs, Personal Hygiene, monitoring vital signs and monitoring patient's physical and mental condition
Vital Signs - ANSWER Assessment of pulse rate (P), Blood Pressure (BP), temperature (T), and respiration (R).
Pulse - ANSWER Normal rate may range between 60-100 BPM
Blood Pressure - ANSWER Like the pulse, blood pressure is the force of blood being exerted from the heart through the arteries
Bipolar disorder-Also known as Manic Depressive Disorder - ANSWER The patient exhibits two different behaviors which are extreme excitement and depression.
